Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Connect in the morning. The same 90-minute layover misses 2% of the time at 7 am and 35% of the time at 8 pm.

Nonstops


United	EWR	MSP	3h 03m	81%	4.4%	961	Flying now
Delta	EWR	MSP	3h 09m	80%	4.2%	1,301	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Minneapolis on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Minneapolis is 1 h behind Newark). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	EWR 06:56 → ORD 08:44AA 3267	3h 01m Chicago	ORD 11:45 → MSP 13:27AA 3719 · flown by Envoy	7h 31m	95%	83%
United Details →	EWR 06:30 → DEN 08:45UA 670	55m Denver	DEN 09:40 → MSP 12:40UA 397	7h 10m	94%	83%
Delta Details →	EWR 07:05 → ATL 09:22DL 1673	2h 59m Atlanta	ATL 12:21 → MSP 13:57DL 2901	7h 52m	98%	82%
American Details →	EWR 06:00 → CLT 08:01AA 2505	3h 14m Charlotte	CLT 11:15 → MSP 12:54AA 2153	7h 54m	98%	82%
Delta Details →	EWR 06:00 → ATL 08:24DL 2353	1h 31m Atlanta	ATL 09:55 → MSP 11:30DL 2090	6h 30m	93%	81%
Delta Details →	EWR 08:30 → ATL 10:52DL 2365	3h 39m Atlanta	ATL 14:31 → MSP 16:09DL 2825	8h 39m	97%	79%
American Details →	EWR 05:00 → CLT 06:57AA 1113	1h 28m Charlotte	CLT 08:25 → MSP 10:04AA 2154	6h 04m	94%	78%
United Details →	EWR 06:00 → ORD 07:42UA 530	1h 08m Chicago	ORD 08:50 → MSP 10:36UA 2805	5h 36m	93%	78%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	EWR 17:12 → DEN 19:45UA 1197	1h 09m Denver	DEN 20:54 → MSP 23:59UA 667	7h 47m	75%	43%
United Details →	EWR 16:45 → ORD 18:34UA 661	1h 23m Chicago	ORD 19:57 → MSP 21:41UA 2005	5h 56m	72%	38%
Delta Details →	EWR 18:59 → ATL 21:46DL 2430	54m Atlanta	ATL 22:40 → MSP 00:17 +1DL 1310	6h 18m	55%	37%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

DEN · 55m · leaves 06:30 6%

ORD · 1h 08m · leaves 06:00 7%

BOS · 55m · leaves 09:30 8%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 1h 18m · leaves 18:15 35%

DFW · 1h 20m · leaves 17:10 44%

ATL · 54m · leaves 18:59 45%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.


United UA 3683 EWR 06:15 → IND Delta DL 2456 IND 12:18 → MSP Connection details →	3h 55m	7h 49m	100%	86%
United UA 788 EWR 06:30 → MCO Delta DL 1730 MCO 11:17 → MSP Connection details →	2h 01m	8h 16m	99%	85%
United UA 3641 EWR 08:45 → CMH Delta DL 2550 CMH 14:00 → MSP Connection details →	3h 20m	7h 22m	98%	85%

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Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON